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Omicron scare: Hotels in Delhi witness less bookings for second consecutiv
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): The hotels in New Delhi that were hoping to recover after the second COVID-19 wave in the country, have reported less number of bookings in this festive season as compared to the pre-pandemic era due to the fear of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron. Read More
Biden unveils plan to deal with Omicron cases; rapid at-home COVID tests,
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 22 (ANI): With COVID-19 cases again surging in the US because of the omicron variant, President Joe Biden unveiled new plans to increase support for hospitals, improving access to COVID-19 testing through hundreds of millions of rapid at-home tests and expanding
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COVID-19: Unvaccinated people have 'good reason to be concerned' about Omi
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 22 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) said that people who are "not fully vaccinated" have "good reason to be concerned" about the spread of the Omicron variant.
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UK's Johnson says no new restrictions before Christmas despite Omicron sur
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], December 22 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday that the government has no plans of issuing tougher COVID-19 restrictions despite a surge in cases of the Omicron variant.
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Pakistan's Balochistan province reports 30 suspected cases of Omicron vari
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], December 22 (ANI): At least 30 suspected cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 were reported in Pakistan's Balochistan province on Tuesday, local media reported.
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Israel reports 166 new Omicron cases, 341 in total
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel on Tuesday reported 166 new cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, according to the country's health ministry.
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Blinken discusses efforts to fight Omicron with international counterparts
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 21 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has discussed efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, including the newly discovered Omicron variant, during a virtual meeting with several foreign ministers and regional organization representatives, the State
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US rolling out new measures to fight Omicron, allocates additional USD 580
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 21 (ANI): The US is rolling out new measures to fight COVID-19 variant Omicron by providing an additional USD 580 million from the American Rescue Plan Act to support seven partners who are working tirelessly in the global fight against coronavirus.
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Over 3.3 mn lives lost due to COVID this year, 2022 must be year we end pa
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 21 (ANI): Noting that over 3.3 million people have lost their lives to COVID-19 this year - more deaths than from HIV, malaria and tuberculosis combined in 2020 -- WHO has said that "2022 must be the year we end the pandemic".
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Jammu reports three cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 21 (ANI): Three cases of Omicron have been detected in Jammu, the first instance of the new variant of the COVID-19 virus in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Omicron: Karnataka imposes restrictions on new year celebrations
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Belagavi (Karnataka) [India], December 21 (ANI): In view of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said that the new year celebrations at public places will take place in a restricted manner, with celebrations allowed in restaurants and clubs
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Omicron is at least 3 times more transmissible than Delta variant: Health
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): Union Health Ministry on Tuesday alerted States and Union Territories about the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, and said that based on current scientific evidence, Omicron is at least three times more transmissible than the Delta variant.
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